San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-12

PowDERLY will not suffer II the disaf-
feeted in the labor ranks do succeed In
their endeAvors to Gust him from
place ard put another in his stead. His
has been no "bed Of flowery ease" and
rest would be very acceptable. Pow
derby can do without the order II the or
der can do without him. This Is not
very probable in the present divided
state Of its councils.
EUROPE is very tranquil, but Bismark
is mighty uneasy over the situation IN
France. BOulanger ia possessed OF too
much Of the military spirit OF the FIRST
Napoleon to be q comfortable quantity
in the Alsace-LOraiDe equation. Bis
mark 10 by no means enamOred OF MS
late movement for mobilization In ten
days, as an experiment.
The reports Of abundant rain come
from all sections OF Texas and weeping
skies are by no means n rarity even IN
this section. The spinal column OF the
drouth Is fractured and its utter col
lapse is nearly accomplished. gentle
man recently returned from Abilene re-
ports that whole section as partially
under water
O'BRIEN had magnificent reception
at Montreal, and delivered n stirring ad
dress to over 1900 people. His eXplana-
tion Of the object OF his mission to secure
redress for the cruelties practiced on the
Luggacarra estate (LOTd Landsd0wne's)
was we'll received and breathlessly list
ened TO. His eloquent appeal for aid and
sympathy for dOwn-trOdien and OPP
pressed Ireland moved his audience TO
deep feeling. His first meeting was
decided success.
The interstate commerce commission
have done one service to this country.
They have shown that there Is no little
friction existing between the railways
and the commercial classPs This tTic-
ton will grow more pronounced rs the
commission comes more specifically 10
the matter of rate regulations. Hitherto
merchants have been quiet and shippers
have kept still, making the best terms
they could, having no redress. Now,
there are strong reasons for concluding
that real contest will be entered into
between these classes and the arena OF
the fight will be the halls Of congress.
III not next session, then the one after.
WHILE the prohibition amendment
seems the all-absOrbing topic, il were
well to RENE mber that the proposal TO
register the voters in every city OF over
lUUVU DOpulhllO1l Is ALSO DtioI6 Tue ptO-
pie. San Antonio is deeply interested
in the carrying of that amendment. In
der republican administration Texas
had righteous registration law, which
the democrats repealed. 1t is now time
to restore that law to the statute book.
or this necessity even democrats are
fully persuaded. Live and learn.
The Times of this city takes exception
to Wright n. Cuney's action, in deelin-
ing to serve on the executive committee
Of the anti-prOhibition party, on the
ground that he is member of the ma
tionsl executive committee of the re-
publican party, and charges MIR. Quincy
with imagining himself TO be the repub-
lican party. The Times is unjust in
this criticism. AS member Of the ma
tional executive committee, which must
plan the republican campaign for 1888,
Mr.. Quincy Is eminently wise in not
hsndicapping himself with the prOh'bi-
ton question OF 1887 in any way, shape
or manner. Reasons as plentiful as
black berries might be given for this aC-
tion but to any one who believes that
the fight OF 1887 is to be carried into the
campaign of 1888, such reasons are self
apparent. Fifteen months from now no
one will question the good sense Of Mr..
Cuney's action. 1t is in no sense re-
pudiation of the anti-prOhihitOn move
ment. 1t is a declaration Ofhis sense OF
the fitness of things.